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Meanwhile insiders have told the paper it was his decision to end the marriage and not Tamzin’s.

It’s thought that the 42-year-old is now being comforted by her close group of pals – including Nicole Appleton who is no stranger to heartache herself.

Tamzin was spotted putting on a brave face as she paid a visit to Nicole earlier in the week wearing a playsuit from Oasis.

Friends: Tamzin said earlier this week that she would be remaining friends with Tom Ellis

An insider said: ‘Tamzin is distraught. She thought Tom was the perfect husband. But after they agreed to separate, they had a long heart-to-heart and he admitted he had been unfaithful during their marriage.

‘She’s putting on a brave face but inside she feels humiliated and is being supported by a group of girlfriends including her best friend Nicole.’

Earlier this week a representative for the couple confirmed the news that the pair had split to the Mail Online, revealing that the couple will remain friends.'

Support: Tamzin was seen visiting her close pal Nicole Appleton who has had her own share of heartache this year

I'm here: Tamzin was seen calling Nicole and the pair chatted for over three hours once she was let in

A statement released on behalf of the couple read:'Tamzin Outhwaite and Tom Ellis are sad to confirm they have separated.

'They continue to support each other as parents and will remain friends. They ask for sensitivity at this difficult time.'

The couple, who have both starred in
EastEnders, got married a year after meeting through mutual friend James
McAvoy back in 2005.

Found fame: Tom stars as Gary in hit BBC show Miranda with Sarah Hadland, Patricia Hodge and Miranda Hart

It was only in March this year that Tom, 34 revealed how his life changed forever on the day he set eyes on his 42-year-old future wife: 'My life changed in 2005 on the day I met my wife, Tamzin Outhwaite', he wrote in a piece for the Mail Online

'She was in a play called Breathing Corpses with James McAvoy, one of my best mates from drama school.

'I knew who she was and I’d fancied her quite a bit when she played Melanie Owen in EastEnders.

After spotting Tamzin in a bar a few days later, Tom revealed that they pair 'chatted together for the rest of the night.'